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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED M. FOOTE, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

LOCK FOR UIVIBRELLA-STANDS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 27,043, dated February 7, 1860.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED M. FooTE, of the city and State of New York,have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and usefulImprovement in Locks for U1nbrellaStands; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and eXact description of theconstruction and operation otl the same, reference being had to theannexed drawing, making part of this specification, wherein- Figure 1,is a plan of said lock ready to receive an umbrella. or parasol. Fig. 2,is a plan ot' said lock as closed and retaining an umbrella or parasolstick. Fig. 3, is an inverted pla-n of the top plate, and Fig. 4, is avertical section of said lock through the center of Fig. 2.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

In hotels, picture galleries, boarding houses, steamboats and otherplaces, it is often desired to leave an umbrella or parasol or cane, andto take al check for the same. This involves the necessity of anattendant to take and give checks, and the risk that even then throughdesign or oversight the wrong umbrella, parasol or cane will be taken.

The nature of my said invention consists in a revolving` lock retainingthe umbrella or cane or parasol in its place, and the check taken forthe same is the key by which the lock is opened, and the construction issuch that the lock cannot be opened unless the check key be placedtherein.

In the drawing c, is a disk of metal having a ring l, around its edge;this disk is attached by the flange 2, or its equivalent to any umbrellastand, by screws entering said stand either vertically or horizontallyor my said lock may be attached to any desired article or in anyconvenient situation for receiving and retaining any umbrella, cane orsimilar article. In the aforesaid plate a, a notch 3, extends to thecenter, and within the flange, l, or ring I introduce the circular lockplate that is also formed with a notch 4, similar to the notch 3. Byreference to Figs. l, and 2, it will be seen that when the notches 3 and4 correspond an umbrella or parasol handle can be entered or removed,but when said notches are at right angles as in Fig. 2, the article issecured in place, I therefore introduce a locking device between theplates a, and so that the parts will be held in the position shown inFig. 2, until the proper key is applied.

The lock plate b, is held to the plate a, by a screw or rivet c, thatmoves in a slot in the underside of the plate a, see dotted lines Fig.l, and section Fig. 4, and d, is a handle by which a quarter rotationcan be given to the lock plate Z).

c, is a latch on a center pin 5, and kept to place by a suitable spring6, and e', is an arm extending from the latch e, and against this thecheck f acts when entered into ai slot provided for it in the side ofthe lock, between the plate b, and a plate g, that is attached to saidplate b, by the screw 10.

7 is a block on the plate a, curved to the arc of the circle, and thesame determines the quarter turn given to the plate by the stops at 8anc 9, taking the ends of said curved block.

We will suppose the check f in place and the lock in position shown inFig. 1, then enter the umbrella or parasol handle give the plate aquarter rotation by the handle cl, this brings the check f opposite theopening 3, and the sprin 6, throws the latch e, over the end of the book 7, and the arm of said latch c, forces out the check f, and theowner of the umbrella takes the check, it being properly numbered ormarked to correspond with the given lock. Now if any person tries toturn the lock plate around he cannot, because of the latch e, and block7, but if he enter any article and force back the arm e, and latch,about one eighth of a. turn can be given and said pick or articleentered has to be withdrawn on account of the flange l; I provide anotch 1l, in the block 7 which taking the latch e, at this time preventsthe lock plate being `farther rotated and the umbrella is still safe forthe notch 4, `has not been turned suficient for its liberation when thecheck key f however is applied the lock plate b, can be turned aroundand the article liberated.

I provide a slot in the check key to pass the screw 10, by varying theposition of this screw and slot, one check key cannot be entered inanother lock, and as additional places on the sides of the opening intowhich the check key is placed; or said check key may be formed withparallel or tapering sides, or may be entered diagonally to the edge ofthe lock plate, or in a curved line l. The combination of a stationaryplate With the revolving' lock plate, both of which are provided Withnotches for entering the umbrella cane or other article, When suchplates are provided With suitable latches to retain the lock plate Whenturned so as to inclose the article as specified.

Y 2 I claim the combination of the latch e, and check keyv f, fitted andacting in the manner and for the purposes setvforth.

3. I also claim the notch 11 in the block 7, combined with thelatch e,to aord additional security as set forth.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this sixteenth dayof January 1860.

ALFRED M. FooTE.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, CHAs. I-I. SMITH.

